After figuring out that the two letters sent to the military camp by Madam Maria were the main reason why the legion made such a preferential treatment plan for him, Claude felt a little tangled. This was another favor that was difficult to repay. Compared with the gift of 300 acres of forest, the company's 10% stock dividend, and the self-initiated repayment of debts for his younger brother Booker, Claude felt that he could take these things with peace of mind and did not think it was a favor.
If there was no capital worthy of investment and utilization, then Lady Maria would not have spent so much effort on Claude. The gift of three hundred acres of forest and forestry cabin can be seen as Madam Maria repaying the cost of the four forbidden arts that Claude gave her, because she didn't have much spare money at that time, and she couldn't get what Claude needed. He used his own forest farm and wooden house to compensate. From this point of view, Mrs. Maria is a person of consistent conduct. She did not greedily give Claude's four forbidden skills to others, but gave a good explanation.
Because of this, Claude will help her butler Mr. Lutheran acquire real estate in the poor West District, set up a real estate development company, plan and build an overall community, use the advantage of information to take the first step, and earn the money she wants for Madam Maria. Unexpected wealth.
It was through this series of business operations that Mrs. Maria saw Claude's business talent, so she spent effort and money to win over Claude, instead of just maintaining the relationship between a pharmacy teacher and students. status. But what she didn't expect was that Chief Felidos intervened and a letter of recommendation allowed Claude to receive a recruitment order for the Blue Feather Legion.
Therefore, even if Claude joined the army, he never thought of using Lady Maria's name to gain any benefits for himself in the military camp. After he first met Lady Maria, his deceased father once gave him some advice and asked him to hug Lady Mary's thigh. He also said a few words that Lady Mary had won the trust of King Stirling X and had a very good relationship with the royal family. Apart from these words, Claude had no intention of seeking refuge with Lady Maria.
I respect Madam Maria because of her selflessness and her teachings to Claude in pharmacy. In addition, as a time traveler, Claude had a sense of arrogance in his heart. When he was reborn in this different world, he never thought about being a lackey for the powerful. Even if there were changes in the family and his father committed suicide, he always wanted to rely on his own strength to survive. Revenge instead of begging for Lady Maria's mercy and care.
This was also the letter that Lady Maria later wrote to Claude after discovering his business talent, and decided to request a pardon for him from Stirling X to exempt him from military service. As a result, Claude was very conflicted after receiving the letter. It was a good thing to be exempted from military service and there was no need to go to the battlefield and be cannon fodder. But accepting this pardon would tie him to Lady Maria and become a retainer of the Normanry family. This was something he was extremely resistant to in his heart.
Fortunately, Chief Felidos' letter of recommendation saved Claude from the dilemma of choice. He left his hometown and came to the Blue Feather Army. Unexpectedly, even in the army, he was still taken care of by Mrs. Maria. In this training retaliation injury incident, the army gave a plan that was completely biased towards him. I have to say that the two letters from Mrs. Maria were very effective. Invisible effect, this also allowed Claude to see the huge power of Lady Maria among the powerful people in the kingdom.
It seems that this favor can only be repaid later. Claude smiled bitterly. Originally, he thought that he would face at least five days of confinement, and he had to be careful of Master Fitney's unrelenting revenge in the future. But now these hazes have been cleared away. Former Master Chief Fitney was ordered to retire and go home. After he recovered from his injury, he had to take over as Master Chief and command the security team and stretcher team of the independent treatment center. It seems that he will not be able to work in the military camp in the future. Will anyone dare to provoke me again
Almost everyone he knew was envious of Claude's good luck. Medic Bell said that if he could become a sergeant, he would rather be severely injured and lie in bed for two or three months. As a low-level soldier, he did not understand the truth of the matter. He only thought that the regiment was fair and strict this time and made good use of this incident to deal with a group of veterans in the regiment who were accustomed to bullying newcomers and improve military discipline. Claude was just lucky enough to catch this trip.
Now that he could sit down on the bed, Claude asked the medical soldier Bell to go to the reception desk of the battalion headquarters and get all the letters addressed to him. He sent out nine letters, but now he has received fourteen. In addition to the two letters from Mrs. Maria, his mother and sister both wrote him two letters. There were two more letters that surprised him. One letter was sent from the royal capital by Viricolo. I don’t know how he knew his address. The other letter was from Kaifani's brother-in-law, Gerald from the Shark Club, and she didn't know what he would say to her.
Let’s look at Mrs. Maria’s letter first. According to the date, the first letter was a reply she wrote after receiving Claude’s letter of greetings after returning from vacation at Normanli Forest Farm in White Deer City. The letter told Claude two things. One was that she appointed Claude's mother to take over the position of forestry manager left after Claude left. Second, she discovered the talent of Claude's sister Angelina, and happily accepted her as her disciple. She stated in the letter that her sister Anna's talent in pharmacy was better than Claude's, who spent three days fishing and two days. The brother who posts the Internet is much stronger.
What makes Lady Maria regretful is that she originally wanted to bring her sister Anna back to the royal capital and train her carefully by her side, but unfortunately her sister Anna refused. Because her mother is in poor health and her younger brother Booker is still young, she needs to stay with him to take care of him. Fortunately, her sister Anna was still in the first grade of junior high school and was only fifteen years old. She had plenty of time. After careful consideration, Mrs. Maria decided to let her sister Anna finish junior high school in Bailu City. She would first lay a solid foundation in pharmacy through self-study and wait until she graduated from junior high school. Then he took her to the royal capital for teaching.
Claude was very happy that his sister Anna could gain the respect of Madam Maria and be accepted as a disciple. It could be said that he had no worries. No matter what happens to me in the future, if something happens to someone on the battlefield, or if my identity as a magician is exposed and I have to wander around the world, as long as my sister Anna and Lady Maria are looking after me, no one can touch my mother and brother. Little Booker is gone
Opening the second letter from Mrs. Maria, this letter was about official business. The main thing was that the entire community had been built and handed over to the naval base, and the balance payment had been paid. Mrs. Maria was very happy to say in the letter that the profit this time was about half. After deducting the costs, the remaining balance profit was also distributed to various shareholders. As for Claude's share, it has been handed over to Claude's mother.
The profit seems a bit low, Claude thought with a frown. Those real estate developers in the past life were all empty-handed in the beginning. They borrowed money from banks and made huge profits of ten times when reselling their properties. It was not until later that the country began to plan and rectify the real estate development market and promulgated a series of regulations and policies that the real estate development market went on the right track, but then those real estate developers still made 30 to 40% of profits.
There is no precedent in the world for overall community development like my own in slums. Why is the profit only half? It is impossible for Mrs. Maria to hide this. It is likely that the cost of community construction projects has increased after she left. The total transaction amount of the entire community was 300,000 gold crowns, with actual receipts of 280,000. Claude estimated that the profit was around 167,000 gold crowns, so after receiving an advance payment of 200,000 gold crowns from the naval base, It was decided to distribute a dividend of 100,000 to all shareholders to enhance their confidence.
In fact, when the operation first started, many people were a little skeptical. They used the Norman Forest Farm as a mortgage and a total of 20,000 gold crowns raised by other small shareholders to acquire houses and real estate in slums, and then used the acquired real estate to go to the bank for another mortgage. The loan continues to be acquired. When the total amount of bank loans increased to more than 60,000 gold crowns, Claude acquired the houses and real estate in the entire Poor West District. At that time, the company only had more than 10,000 gold crowns left on its account.
If instead of developing the entire community as a whole, the entire property in the Poor West District is resold to the naval base, then the profit will be about twice as much at most, and the company can earn thirty to forty thousand gold crowns. Claude asked to build a community just to make more profits. The price of a piece of real estate acquired at 20 or 30 gold crowns is equal to that. Three or four pieces of real estate can be put together to build a four-story building with about ten suites. A suite sold for 40 or 50 gold crowns is enough for a family of five to live comfortably. At this price It’s already very cost-effective. But for the company, the profit has almost doubled.
Of course, the price cannot be calculated like this, and the company cannot just build houses to sell. It must also have supporting public service facilities to improve the quality of the community. Streets, gardens and green spaces, fountains, pools, street lights, fences, seats, etc. must be complete. This is also This community was chosen by the naval base and was the main reason why the deal was struck as a residential community for the families of naval officers.
Obviously, after he left, he must have spent a lot of money to meet the construction deadline and build public service facilities, which increased the cost and resulted in a loss of 20,000 to 30,000 gold crowns. This is what Claude guessed. But there is nothing that can be done about it. With the character of Butler Lutheran, he pays special attention to these appearances, thinking that they represent the style of the aristocracy. If he is still supervising the project in Bailu City, he should be able to make do, especially since the deal with the naval base has been reached, there is no need to spend his own money on these facades.
Sure enough, Mrs. Maria mentioned in the letter that when she went to the forest farm for vacation, she inspected the community that was about to be completed and made a request to Lutheran Butler, hoping that he could decorate the public environment of the community to be more beautiful and elegant. Viscount Venisk, the director of the naval base, said that it would be best to build a small square and carve a stone and erect a monument to commemorate Mrs. Maria's investment in building this community. Mrs. Maria happily agreed and asked Butler Lutheran to do it.
Poor Madam Maria, after making a little money, she immediately swelled up, right? Viscount Venisk said it lightly and didn't need any burden, but the company had to spend so much more money to do what she was told. I don't think Madam Maria would do it. Knowing that her happiness reduced the profit by tens of thousands of gold crowns
But Claude didn't want to meddle in other people's business. If he earned less, he would earn less. There was no need to argue over this profit. But at the end of the letter, Mrs. Maria asked if the house prices in Port Nieru were falling during this period, and whether she could buy some like in White Deer City.
Mrs. Maria should have known that all the letters she sent to the army would be censored, so her inquiry was a bit vague. But Claude immediately understood what she meant. She was asking Claude if a real estate development like the construction of an entire community in Bailu City could be done in Port Nieru.
Combining the news about the falling housing prices in Port Nieru mentioned in her letter, Claude understood that the kingdom invested in the development of White Deer City, built a naval base, and split the fearless fleet stationed in Port Nieru into two, leaving only one. Only the squadron was stationed in the eastern waters of the kingdom, and two-thirds of the warships were transferred to Lake Beringa to form a storm fleet to maintain the security of the new route from White Deer City to the Nubisia continent.
Because the Dreadnought Fleet was split up, many people were not optimistic about the prospects of Port Nieru. They believed that the trading center with Nubisia Continent was likely to be transferred from Port Nieru to White Deer City, so many merchants followed suit and evacuated Port Nieru. As a result, house prices began to fall. Lady Maria is in the royal court, so she naturally knows some inside information. Splitting the Dreadnought Fleet is a helpless move. The kingdom will soon restart construction and replenish the battleships to reorganize the Dreadnought Fleet, and Port Nieru will be lively again.
However, Claude is not optimistic about Port Nieru. Everyone knows that the war between the Kingdom and the anti-Austrian Five-Nation Alliance is imminent. If the Kingdom wins, it will definitely occupy several eastern seaports. Then even if the Dreadnought Fleet is reorganized, the stationed military port will not be arranged to Port Nieru. By then, Port Nieru can only become a commercial transit port and will never restore the prosperity of the kingdom's only military port.